May 12th, 1726

Born on May 12th, 1726

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 12th?

May 12th, 2008

In Postville, Iowa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted the largest-ever raid of a workplace and arrested nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.

May 12th, 1998

Four students were shot and killed by Indonesian soldiers at Trisakti University in Jakarta, which led to widespread riots and the resignation of President Suharto nine days later.

May 12th, 1975

The Cambodian navy seized the American container ship SS Mayaguez in what they claimed to be Cambodian territorial waters.

May 12th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force began the defence of Fire Support Base Coral in the largest unit-level action of the war for the Australian Army.

May 12th, 1967

The Jimi Hendrix Experience released the critically acclaimed and widely influential debut album Are You Experienced.

May 12th, 1948

The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ended cooperation on the matter.

May 12th, 1941

German engineer Konrad Zuse presented the Z3, the first working programmable and fully automatic computer, to an audience of scientists in Berlin.

May 12th, 1938

During an exercise to demonstrate air power, United States Army Air Corps bomber aircraft intercepted the Italian ocean liner SS Rex (pictured) 620 nautical miles (1,100 km) off the US Atlantic coast.

May 12th, 1932

Nazi deputies assaulted journalist Helmuth Klotz in the German parliament building after he broke the Röhm scandal.

May 12th, 1888

North Borneo was established as a British protectorate.

May 12th, 1881

Under threat of invasion, Muhammad III as-Sadiq, Bey of Tunis, signed the Treaty of Bardo to make Tunisia a French protectorate.

May 12th, 1863

American Civil War: The Confederates were routed in the Battle of Raymond, a small battle that had an inordinately large impact on the Vicksburg campaign.

May 12th, 1846

The Donner Party, an American pioneer group which became known for resorting to cannibalism when they became trapped in the Sierra Nevada, left Independence, Missouri, for California.

May 12th, 1743

War of the Austrian Succession: Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa was crowned Queen of Bohemia after driving French troops from the territory.

May 12th, 2018

Paris knife attack: A man is fatally shot by police in Paris after killing one and injuring several others.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 12th?

79

Gabriel Fauré

French composer, organist, pianist and teacher

*May 12th, 1845, Pamiers †November 4th, 1924, Paris

35

Liu Xiaolong

Badminton player

*May 12th, 1988, Zhangzhou

43

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

*May 12th, 1980, Southampton

31

Erik Durm

German association football player

*May 12th, 1992, Pirmasens

28

Luke Benward

American actor

*May 12th, 1995, Franklin

90

Florence Nightingale

English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)

*May 12th, 1820, Florence †August 13th, 1910, London

58

Song Yang

Chinese-born Australian badminton player

*May 12th, 1965, Nanjing

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

73

Gabriel Byrne

Irish actor

*May 12th, 1950, Dublin

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook

40

Domhnall Gleeson

Irish actor (1983-)

*May 12th, 1983, Dublin

55

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

84

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

*May 12th, 1910, Cairo †July 29th, 1994, Ilmington

90

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

*May 12th, 1895, Madanapalle †February 17th, 1986, Ojai

60

Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

French duke (1725-1785)

*May 12th, 1725, Palace of Versailles †November 18th, 1785, Seine-Port

75

Lindsay Crouse

Actress

*May 12th, 1948, New York City

44

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator

*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, Berlin

61

Emilio Estevez

American actor, director, and writer

*May 12th, 1962, New York City

81

Karl von Appen

German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)

*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East Berlin

40

Jonah Lomu

New Zealand rugby union player

*May 12th, 1975, Auckland †November 18th, 2015, Auckland

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66

Jacob Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*September 21st, 1726, Vienna †February 23rd, 1793, Erlangen

79

François Denis Tronchet

French jurist (1726-1806)

*March 23rd, 1726, Paris †March 10th, 1806, Paris

70

James Hutton

Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental agriculturalist; (1726-1797)

*June 3rd, 1726, Edinburgh †March 26th, 1797, Edinburgh

79

Johann Martin Will

German publisher (1727-1806)

*November 30th, 1726, Kempten †November 30th, 1805, Augsburg

66

Johann Hartmann

Danish composer

*December 24th, 1726, Głogów †October 21st, 1793, Copenhagen

76

François-Henri d'Harcourt

French general

*January 12th, 1726, Paris †July 22nd, 1802, Surrey

29

Gerard Majella

Italian Redemptorist lay brother and saint (1729-1755)

*April 6th, 1726, Muro Lucano †September 30th, 1755, Caposele

71

Oliver Wolcott

American politician, Connecticut (1726-1797)

*November 20th, 1726, Windsor †December 1st, 1797, Litchfield

66

Johann Ludwig Schmidt

German law scholar (1726-1792)

*April 22nd, 1726, Quedlinburg †August 2nd, 1792, Jena

66

Johann Philipp Kahler

(1726-1792)

*June 9th, 1726, Rinteln †October 13th, 1792, Rodenberg

80

José Clavijo y Fajardo

Spanish naturalist, journalist and publicist (1726-1806)

*May 19th, 1726, Teguise †November 3rd, 1806, Madrid

67

Isaac Roosevelt

American merchant and politician; great-great-grandfather of the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1726-1794)

*December 19th, 1726, New York City †October 13th, 1794

68

François-André Danican Philidor

French composer and chess player

*September 7th, 1726, Dreux †August 31st, 1795, London

41

Eggert Ólafsson

Icelandic writer and explorer (1726-1768)

*December 1st, 1726, Snæfellsnes †May 30th, 1768

72

Josep Vergara

Spanish painter (1726-1799)

*June 2nd, 1726, Valencia †March 9th, 1799, Valencia

82

James Warren

American politician

*September 28th, 1726, Plymouth †November 28th, 1808

70

Vittorio Amadeo III of Sardinia

King of Sardinia (1773-1796)

*June 26th, 1726, Turin †October 16th, 1796, Moncalieri

20

Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain

Dauphine of France (1726-1746)

*June 11th, 1726, Madrid †July 22nd, 1746, Fontainebleau

72

Thomas Pennant

Welsh naturalist (1726-1798)

*June 14th, 1726, Downing †December 16th, 1798, Downing

68

Peter von Hohenthal

Politician

*January 1st, 1726, Leipzig †January 1st, 1794, Herrnhut

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1726 is a normal year and no leap year.

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